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Right now

Temp12°C

Wind16 km/h

Gusts24 km/h

Humidity78.7%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

Good friction temperature range for granite

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 12 November

Good

Temp18°C

Raindry

Wind13 km/h

Gusts24 km/h

Humidity58%

No recent rain

Good conditions for granite

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 10° dry 5 — 87.7%

07:00 11° dry 6 — 83.3%

08:00 13° dry 8 — 73.6%

09:00 15° dry 10 — 66.4%

10:00 15° dry 10 — 62.9%

11:00 16° dry 10 — 60.8%

12:00 17° dry 11 — 59.4%

13:00 18° dry 12 — 56.5%

14:00 19° dry 12 — 54.7%

15:00 19° dry 16 — 54.9%

16:00 19° dry 18 — 55.8%

17:00 18° dry 18 — 58.2%

18:00 17° dry 17 — 62.7%

19:00 16° dry 18 — 68.2%

20:00 14° dry 17 — 75.2%

21:00 13° dry 14 — 81.2%

Fri Friday 13 November

Poor

Temp16°C

Rain1mm

Wind9 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity69%

1mm rain forecast

Good conditions for granite

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 12° dry 10 — 90.6%

07:00 13° dry 10 — 88.6%

08:00 14° dry 9 — 79.9%

09:00 14° dry 12 — 79.1%

10:00 15° dry 13 — 73.8%

11:00 15° dry 10 — 72.7%

12:00 16° dry 8 — 71%

13:00 17° dry 6 — 67.3%

14:00 17° dry 8 — 67.3%

15:00 18° dry 9 — 66.6%

16:00 18° dry 12 — 66.2%

17:00 17° dry 16 — 68.1%

18:00 15° dry 14 — 73.6%

19:00 15° 0.3mm 14 — 77.3%

20:00 14° 0.4mm 12 — 86.5%

21:00 14° 0.3mm 7 — 92.7%

Sat Saturday 14 November

Poor

Temp15°C

Rain1mm

Wind13 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity81%

1.2mm rain forecast

Good conditions for granite

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 13° dry 10 — 97.3%

07:00 13° dry 9 — 96.7%

08:00 14° dry 8 — 93.1%

09:00 14° dry 9 — 87.8%

10:00 15° dry 13 — 82.6%

11:00 15° dry 13 — 80%

17:00 16° dry 17 — 65.5%

Sun Sunday 15 November

Good

Temp16°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind19 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity61%

Should be dry

Good conditions for granite

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 16° dry 19 — 60.5%

17:00 15° dry 20 — 61.7%

Mon Monday 16 November

Good

Temp14°C

Raindry

Wind13 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity49%

Should be dry

Good conditions for granite

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 14° dry 13 — 49%

17:00 15° dry 15 — 48.7%

Tue Tuesday 17 November

Good

Temp14°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind17 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity75%

Should be dry

Good conditions for granite

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 14° dry 17 — 74.5%

17:00 14° dry 21 — 68.2%

Wed Wednesday 18 November

Good

Temp18°C

Raindry

Wind17 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity58%

Should be dry

Good conditions for granite

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 18° dry 17 — 58%

17:00 18° dry 19 — 65.6%

Thu Thursday 19 November

Good

Temp20°C

Raindry

Wind5 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity65%

Should be dry

Good conditions for granite

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 20° dry 5 — 64.7%

17:00 19° dry 16 — 64.5%

About You Yangs — Big Rock

Big Rock is one of the designated rock-climbing sites in You Yangs Regional Park, the granite hills between Melbourne and Geelong (about an hour from Melbourne, 15 minutes from Geelong). The climbing is slab and face friction plus cracks on granite tors, mostly trad and sparsely bolted, with some long runouts, a few minutes' walk from the Great Circle Drive car parks. Parks Victoria asks groups to book; individuals don't need to, but should check site availability with the park office, and seasonal closures apply to some sites. The open granite dries quickly in sun and wind, though some routes seep and some faces are lichenous. Friction is poor in summer heat, so autumn, spring and crisp winter days are best. The park is open 7am–8pm and closes on Catastrophic fire danger days.

Region: Melbourne & Geelong
Rock type: Granite
Aspect: mixed-facing
Altitude: 200m
Exposure: medium
Seepage: low

Other crags in this region

Black Hill (Kyneton)Camels Hump (Mount Macedon)Cathedral Range — North Jawbone Cathedral Range — Sugarloaf You Yangs — Flinders Peak Slabs You Yangs — Gravel Pit Tor